Trump lashes out at "so-called judge" who temporarily blocked travel ban

US travel ban: Trump denounces "ridiculous opinion of so-called judge"

A federal judge in Seattle on Feb. 3 temporarily blocked the enforcement of President Trump"s travel ban. Here"s what you need to know about the judge"s ruling. (Natalie Jennings,Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)

President Trump on Saturday morning ripped into a federal judge"s decision to temporarily block enforcement of his controversial travel ban.

When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security big trouble! Trump posted on Twitter.

He also appeared to questionthe legitimacy of the federal judge who issued the ruling.

The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned! Trump tweeted.

The tweets came hours after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked enforcement of Trumps ban on entry to the United States.

U.S. District Judge James L. Robart wrote in his opinion that fundamental to the courts work was a vigilant recognition that it is but one of three equal branches of our federal government.

Robart, a judge appointed by George W. Bush, said in his written order that U.S. officials should stop enforcing the key aspects of the ban: the halting of entry by refugees and citizens from certain countries. He did not specifically address the matter of those whose visas already had been revoked.

Following the Friday-night ruling, government authorities immediately began communicating with airlines and taking steps that would allow travel by those previously barred from doing so, according to a U.S. official.

At the same time, though, the White House said in a statement that the Justice Department would at the earliest possible time file for an emergency stay of the outrageous ruling from the judge. Minutes later, it issued a similar statement omitting the word outrageous.

[Fact Checker: The number of people affected by Trumps travel ban: About 90,000]

The presidents order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the American people, the White House said.

Trump signed orders on Jan. 27 not only tosuspend admission of all refugees into the United States for 120 days but also to implement new vetting measures to screen out radical Islamic terrorists. Refugee entry from Syria, however, would be suspended indefinitely, and all travel from Syria and six other nations Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen is suspended for 90 days.Trump also said he would give priority to Christian refugeesover those of other religions, according to the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Hours after it was signed, Trump"s executive order sparked massive protests at airports across the country, as reports surfaced that dozens of travelers from the affected countries, including green-card holders, were being detained.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuitthe following day challenging Trumps order after two Iraqi men with immigrant visas were barred from entering the United States at New York"s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Within hours,federal judge Ann M. Donnelly issued a stay to stop the deportations nationwide, notingthere was a strong likelihood the order had violated the petitioners" rights to due process and equal protection by the Constitution.

[Justice Dept. lawyer says 100,000 visas revoked under travel ban; State Dept. says about 60,000]

since then, the travel ban has evolved as Trump"s administration has attempted to clarify exceptions to the order. The Department of Homeland Security said the ban would not apply to permanent residents or green-card holders, dual citizens who carry a passport from somewhere other than one of the banned countries and those with NATO or U.N. visas.

Robart"s ruling Friday, which was broader than similar ones before it, sets up a high-stakes legal confrontation between the new president and the judicial branch.

The ruling is temporary, and the ultimate question of whether Trumps executive order will pass constitutional muster will fall to higher-level courts. Legal analysts have said the ban could be difficult to permanently undo because the president has broad authority to set immigration policy.

Matt Zapotosky, Lori Aratani and Justin Jouvenal contributed to this article.

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